International Housewares Retail Company Limited (stock code: 01373) published a Next Day Disclosure Return dated 16 February 2026. The total number of issued shares remained at 717.15 million shares as of the closing balance on 16 February 2026, unchanged from 13 February 2026. However, a series of share repurchases was carried out between 22 January and 16 February 2026, each involving 150,000 shares at prices roughly between HKD 0.70 and HKD 0.74, yet those shares have not been cancelled as of the closing balance date.

From the repurchase report, 150,000 shares were acquired on 16 February 2026 at HKD 0.74 per share for a total of HKD 111,000. The company’s repurchase mandate, approved on 25 September 2025, authorizes up to 72.02 million shares for repurchase. A total of 5.70 million shares have been repurchased to date under this mandate, amounting to approximately 0.79% of the company’s issued share capital as of the mandate approval date. No new issue of shares has been recorded, and all repurchases made on the Exchange were stated to comply with prevailing listing rules.